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Contaminated caramel apples linked to four deaths, dozens of illnesses in 10 states
Fox News - 20 Dec 2014 07:00
Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they are linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states.
Judge in Maryland Locks Up Youths and Rules Their Lives
The New York Times - 20 Dec 2014 04:24
Juvenile court judges are given wide discretion to decide what is in a young offender's best interest. Many, like Judge Herman C. Dawson, turn to incarceration.
Florida Gay Marriage Ban: Supreme Court Will Not Extend Stay, Marriages Could Start January 6
IBTimes - 20 Dec 2014 03:30
The Supreme Court will not block gay marriages in Florida while the state's attorney general appeals a federal judge's ruling that a ban on marriages was unconstitutional, according to the Associated Press. Couples could...
74 arrested in Milwaukee during police shooting protest
Chicago Tribune - 20 Dec 2014 08:38Anti-Cop Protesters Crash Pro-Cop 'Thank You NYPD' Rally In New York City
IBTimes - 20 Dec 2014 03:30
Scores of anti-police protesters crashed the "Thank You NYPD" rally Friday night in New York City. The event was initially organized to show support for the New York City Police Department, following mass protests agains...
Yazidis cheer Kurds on Iraqi mountain for breaking Islamic State siege
Reuters - 20 Dec 2014 23:06
SINJAR MOUNTAIN, Iraq
Watch this delightful supercut of all the times Stephen Colbert broke character on The Colbert Report
The Week - 20 Dec 2014 15:45
Already missing The Colbert Report? Comedy Central has you covered with a 14-minute (yes, 14 minutes!) video highlighting all the times our favorite "news" host broke character. Stephen Colbert's giggles are a giddy remi...
Pakistan: US Drone Strike Kills 5 Militants
ABC News - 20 Dec 2014 09:18
Pakistan officials: US drone strike in northwestern tribal area kills 5 militants
Making the Most of Your Appraisal
The Huffington Post - 20 Dec 2014 01:27North Korea denies involvement in Sony hack, demands joint investigation with U.S.
The Week - 20 Dec 2014 16:18
North Korea managed to offer a compromise and a threat to the U.S. in one statement on Saturday, batting away the FBI's accusation that the isolated country is behind the cyberattacks on Sony Pictures. "We propose to con...
India Looks To Sway Americans With Nuclear Power Insurance Plan
IBTimes - 20 Dec 2014 09:30
(Reuters) - India is offering to set up an insurance pool to indemnify global nuclear suppliers against liability in the case of a nuclear accident, in a bid to unblock billions of dollars in trade held up by concerns ov...
NASA prints 3-D wrench in space
CNN - 20 Dec 2014 08:54
This week, thanks to 3-D printing, astronaut and ISS Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore, had a wrench he needed manufactured by a printer in just four hours. The ratcheting socket wrench was the first "uplink tool" printed ...
Police get break in L.A. art heist
CNN - 20 Dec 2014 08:50
One of the biggest art heists in Los Angeles history began when a housekeeper left the home of an elderly bedridden couple.
Chinese man wins 'gay conversion' case
Al Jazeera English - 20 Dec 2014 05:57
Clinic ordered to compensate man who sued it for administering electric shocks intended to make him heterosexual.
Greek MP alleges bribe offer for vote
Al Jazeera English - 20 Dec 2014 04:53
Politician claims he was offered at least $2.5m to vote in favour of government's presidential candidate.
Things to Know About Friday's Baseball News
ABC News - 20 Dec 2014 04:28
Things to know about the flurry of news around Major League Baseball on Friday
Panel to Advise Against Penalty for C.I.A.'s Computer Search
The New York Times - 20 Dec 2014 04:17
A panel investigating the agency's search of a computer network used by staff members of the Senate Intelligence Committee who were looking into the C.I.A.'s use of torture will recommend against punishing anyone, offici...
Protesters in Contempt of Court for Anti-Whaling Campaign
ABC News - 20 Dec 2014 04:12
Federal court finds protesters in contempt for ignoring order to halt anti-whaling campaign
Obama calls out Sony for abandoning film, vows US response to North Korea
Chicago Tribune - 20 Dec 2014 03:42Scientists suggest Antarctica tourism could be making penguins sick
The Week - 20 Dec 2014 20:18
Sure, traveling to Antarctica sounds cool, but visitors may be leaving behind a tough time for the region's adorable inhabitants, The Atlantic reports. A paper published in the journal Polar Biology notes that penguins a...
E-Z Pass helps states clock motorists' speeds; accounts suspended for repeat offenders
Fox News - 20 Dec 2014 20:11
Several states are using their agreement with EZ Pass to monitor and punish speeders, adding to the increasing number of electronic speed-monitoring devices facing motorists.
CIA unlikely to punish staff over Senate computer search: NYT
Reuters - 20 Dec 2014 18:17
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